A Minneapolis Fire truck was parked outside the Uptown VFW on Saturday, not to put out a fire but to take part in a community event.
Firefighters teamed up with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 246 to replace a worn-out flagpole and replace the old stars and stripes.
“We have a flagpole on top of our building that needed a little fixing, so we used an extension ladder. We didn’t think it was a safe idea,” said Eric Swenson, Commander of the Hames Ballentine VFW Post #246…